Since its debut in 1994, Mike MignolaÂ’s Hellboy has been one of the most celebrated comics on the shelves. Mignola has won every major industry award for his work, and attracted the attention of Hollywood for a series of jobs on high-profile films, including DisneyÂ’s Atlantis and Francis Ford CoppolaÂ’s Dracula. Now, Guillermo del Toro the director he teamed with on Blade II, brings MignolaÂ’s creation to the big screen, and Dark Horse provides a unique look into this moment in comics-to-film history. Hellboy: The Art of the Movie, a 200-page book, features del ToroÂ’s complete screenplay, (based on MignolaÂ’s Hellboy: Seed of Destruction), production art by Mignola, Wayne Barlowe (BarloweÂ’s Guide to Extraterrestrials, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)), and Ty Ellingson (Jurassic Park, Star Wars: A New Hope, The Special Edition), as well as commentary by Mignola and excerpts from del ToroÂ’s on-set diary.
Mike Mignola’s The Art of Hellboy achieved unprecedented success in hardcover—now the book is available in affordable paperback, just in time for the Hellboy movie, coming in March. The first printing of the hardcover sold out almost overnight. Don’t miss out on this one.
This stunning two-hundred-page tome looks at the evolution of Mike MignolaÂ’s art over ten years on his award-winning comics series. Featuring previously unpublished art, unused and unfinished covers, and drawing upon ten years of sketchbooks, The Art of Hellboy provides the ultimate inside look at MignolaÂ’s design, storytelling, and color work, and his rare and never-before-seen art reveals the labor involved in creating one of comicsÂ’ most acclaimed books.
Wizard Magazine calls The Art of Hellboy “a must-have for Mignola, Hellboy or art fans!” Wired Magazine hails The Art of Hellboy as “a perfect teaser for when Hellboy breaks loose at the multiplex next year.”